ARSENAL have announced a young squad travelling to the USA to face Cherries in a friendly this week.

The two clubs go head-to-head at LA Galaxy’s Dignity Health Sports Park at 7.30pm on Wednesday local time, or 3.30am on Thursday morning UK time.

Arsenal are without a host of their star players for the fixture, including both of their main goalkeepers David Raya and former Cherries ace Aaron Ramsdale. Both were on the bench for the Euro 2024 final for Spain and England respectively, so have been given extra time off.

Summer international exploits also keep William Saliba, Gabriel, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka out of the trip to America.

Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu are unavailable due to injury.

Arsenal will still have some star names, such as Gabriel Jesus, Ben White and Martin Odegaard, but 12 of the 26-man squad will be academy prospects.

Cherries have everybody available apart from Luis Sinisterra, who reached the recent Copa America final, as well as injured quartet David Brooks, Tyler Adams, Owen Bevan and Enes Unal.

Arsenal squad: Hein, Setford, Nygaard, Rojas, White, Zinchenko, Timber, Nichols, Kiwior, Heaven, Rekik, Partey, Jorginho, Rosiak, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Vieira, Nwaneri, Oulad M’Hand, Gower, Trossard, Nelson, Sagoe Jr, Jesus, Nketiah.